What a card: Don Slaught was traded from the Royals to the Rangers in the monster four-team deal on Jan. 18, 1985 that included the Mets and Brewers. Other players dealt included Jim Sundberg, Danny Darwin and Tim Leary.
How'd that go: OK. Slaught missed out on the Royals' 1985 World Series title, but he provided three solid platoon years for the Rangers before heading off to the Yankees and Pirates.
Backatya: Regarding the trivia quiz: It's not 40 anymore!!!!!
Back-to-back: Catchers get all the best cards.
I've already raved about Slaught's flagship card. It is No. 542 in the set and was originally blogged on June 13, 2016.
The Traded card reminds me that you don't know what you'll miss when it's gone and I miss old-style chest protectors. Also, note to those who don't have an MLB license: this is how you show catchers on your baseball cards.
The blog wants to speak now: The Other Cards category is updated.
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